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Mali Military Says 80 Militants Killed After Attacks
News Central TV
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July 2, 2025
Mali’s armed forces have announced they killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of “simultaneous and coordinated attacks” on military posts across central and western parts of the country. Officials reported that these assaults...
Holiday closure of public Oswego Lake access prompts threat of legal action
KATU - Oregon
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LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KATU) — The decades-old battle over public access to Oswego Lake continues as the city's decision to limit lake access over the holiday weekend has prompted a threat of legal action. In an bulletin advising of road closures and...
Mali's armed forces say they killed 80 militants after series of attacks on military posts
Africanews
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July 2, 2025
Mali’s armed forces say they have killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts in central and western parts of the country. Officials say the attacks took place in seven towns and...
Trump dey host five African leaders - which kontris dey di list
GhanaWeb
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July 3, 2025
President of di United States Donald Trump go host five leaders from African nations for Washington next week. According to White House official wey tok on Wednesday, e say di discussion wit Trump na to tok 'commercial opportunities'. Dis dey come...
Togo: Leaders who ignore Africa’s new political wave will be on the wrong side of history – Dr Eze
Joy FM
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July 2, 2025
The Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been sworn in as "President of the Council of Ministers" - a new post which is the highest office in the government's executive branch and has no official term limits. The Director of Democratic Futures...
ECOWAS Parliament Pushes for Regional AI Legal, Education Framework
Point Blank News
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July 2, 2025
58 By Lizzy Chirkpi The Economic Community of West African States Parliament has called for the establishment of a legal and educational framework to guide the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across West Africa. This...
Togo: Africans are now telling governments what democracy must deliver – Chukwuemeka Eze warns elites
Joy FM
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July 2, 2025
Director of Democratic Futures in Africa at the Open Society Foundations, Dr Chukwuemeka B. Eze, says the era when political elites dictated what democracy should mean in Africa is over. He believes citizens, especially youth, women, and rural...
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said Tuesday — a development that one expert called especially worrying as the deadly violence spreads. The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM extremist group claimed...
Senegal Begin Preparation for CHAN 2024
Prompt News Online
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July 1, 2025
Defending champions Senegal have started preparations for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN). The players, and their officials converged at the at the Jules François Bocandé Technical Development Centre in Toubab Dialaw on Monday. “The...
France hands over 4th military site to Senegal
Xinhua News Agency
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DAKAR, July 1 (Xinhua) -- France has transferred control of a fourth military site to Senegal, the French Embassy in Dakar has announced in a statement. The statement said that on Tuesday, France officially handed over the Inter-Armed Transmission...
Minister endorses West Africa Industrial Summit To Drive Regional Economic Growth
News Investigators Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
News Investigators/ The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has formally endorsed the 2025 West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing, and Trade (IMT) Summit and Exhibition. John Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and...
Jihadists wage string of attacks on Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Jihadists waged attacks on military installations in several western Mali towns Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more than a decade Mali has faced assaults from...
France returns military base to Senegal as part of broader withdrawal
Eye Witness News
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DAKAR - France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the west African country. Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye announced late last year that former...
“Mayor Cannot Be A Paying-Out Cashier,” Lead Counsel Gomez Told Mayor Lowe
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
Rohey Malick Lowe, Mayor of Banjul City Council, was on Thursday told in no uncertain terms that she had overstepped her legal mandate by assuming roles that did not belong to her, including making financial requests and initiating payments — a...
Beyond Integration; Toward Strategic Autonomy In A Multipolar World
The Nigerian Voice
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By Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Minister of Foreign Affairs) The Architecture of Influence: How West Africa is Redefining Economic Partnership Beyond integration; toward strategic autonomy in a multipolar world By Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Minister of...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Soccer-Senegal midfielder Diarra joins Sunderland
The Malaysian Star
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July 1, 2025
Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v Senegal - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - June 10, 2025 Senegal's Habib Diarra scores their second goal REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) -Sunderland have signed Senegal midfielder...
Jihadist fighters stage series of attacks on Mali military posts
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Jihadist fighters have launched a series of simultaneous attacks on military posts across numerous towns in Mali - the third major assault on the army over the last month. Mali's army said it repelled Tuesday morning's attacks, allegedly...
Al-Qaida-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal
Associated Press
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July 1, 2025
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali’s military said Tuesday — an development that one expert called especially worrying as the deadly violence spreads. The al-Qaida-linked JNIM extremist...
Senegal striker on Sunderland's radar but they face Premier League competition
Chronicle Live
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June 30, 2025
15:50, 30 Jun 2025 Sunderland are among the Premier League clubs plotting a move for Senegalese striker Sambou Soumano. According to Football Insider, the Black Cats, Brentford and Burnley are the frontrunners for the 24-year-old, following his...